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The Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) enables highly skilled teachers to further advance their capability and confidence in teaching.

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Teaching Excellence Program: Information Sessions

The Academy is hosting information sessions for teachers and principals, about the 2025 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP).

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Teaching Excellence Program Alumni Network

The TEP Alumni Network is a values driven community of highly skilled teachers committed to staying connected and being lifelong learners.

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Teaching Impact Fellowship: Information Sessions

To support applicants with their Teaching Impact Fellowship 2025 applications and answer any questions, the Academy Fellowships team are holding several information sessions for both teacher applicants and principals.

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Go further than you thought possible.
Whatever your role or career stage, our leadership programs will prepare you for the challenges ahead.

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Teaching Excellence Program teachers reflect on inquiry process

412 Teaching Excellence Program teachers joined 27 learning communities this week to collaborate on practitioner problems relevant to their schools.

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Teaching Excellence Program Overview

The Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) enables highly-skilled teachers to advance their capability and confidence for exemplary teaching.

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Collaborative Complex Problem Solving

Gain the skills to solve complex problems of leading, teaching and learning.

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2024 Teaching Excellence Program – Stakeholder Kit

This web page provides information and resources for stakeholders across all school sectors to use, to promote the Teaching Excellence Program.

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Connect: Assistant Principals

Connect: Assistant Principals is a comprehensive leadership program designed to build the skills of assistant principals.

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Leading Mathematics

Lead evidence-informed, whole school approaches to mathematics teaching and learning.

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Artificial Intelligence in Education

Explore the opportunities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom and understand its implications. Develop your understanding of how it can be used safely in schools to create engaging and meaningful learning experiences. Registrations are open to Government and Catholic school employees.

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Impact: Emerging Leaders

Develop your capabilities as a transformative emerging teacher leader and build practical strategies to improve your effectiveness as a leader.

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Harvard Instructional Leadership Certificate

The Instructional Leadership Certificate (ILC) will enable you to build your skills so as to model effective practice to lead other teacher learners.

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Academy insights: A look back at the Teaching Excellence Program 2022

Discover key insights from our evaluation of the TEP’s inaugural year.

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Harvard Data Wise Australia

Make a transformational impact on your school or school culture to improve student outcomes.

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Evolve: New Principals

Provides assistance to first-time principals with the transition into their new role, and builds their capacity to be an effective leader.

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Leading Literacy

Develop the capacity of your literacy leadership team and use the FISO improvement cycle to implement effective literacy improvement in your school.

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Harvard Certificate in School Management and Leadership

Develop your school leadership skills and gain a formal qualification from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Unlocking Potential: Principal Preparation

Develop the confidence, skills and professional knowledge to be thoroughly prepared for your first principal appointment.

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Academy insights: An evaluation of the Health and Physical Education Teaching Excellence Program

Researchers from Monash and Victoria University completed a collaborative and multi-method evaluation of the TEP, with teachers from the Health and Physical...

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Creating a Collaborative Culture

Explore the 10 key elements of collaborative culture, including: collective efficacy, collaborative inquiry, mutual dialogue, common meaning and purpose, and big picture thinking for all.

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Professional Learning Listing

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2024 WISE Residential

Teaching Excellence Learning Communities in Bendigo

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Regional centres host Teaching Excellence Learning Communities for a day of shared experiences

Recently, our Master Teachers in Residence facilitated the Teaching Excellence Program in regional locations including Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Moe and Shepparton.

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Dr Judy Willis on the neuroscience of learning and implications for teaching

Teaching Excellence Program Master Teachers Lorena Pellone-Gismondi and Francés Braithwaite are joined by neurologist, former teacher and change maker Dr Judy Willis to discuss the connections between neuroscience, teaching and learning.

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Teaching fellowships foster cultural understanding at Al Taqwa College

Obayda Kannouj, as part of her Teaching Innovation Fellowship (TIF) at Al Taqwa College, has curated a series of student videos aimed at connecting students with their cultural roots.

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Choosing your discipline as a primary school teacher

Inaugural Master Teacher for the Humanities, Teaching Excellence Program, Adam Brodie-Mackenzie reflects on the benefits of discipline-focused professional learning opportunities through the Teaching Excellence Program.

In this blog, Adam provides his expert guidance to support you in considering which discipline to apply for and how to link it to your passion in teaching.

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Teacher tales: the art and joy of teaching literacy (with a regional focus)

In this episode Carol Hodgson (Department of Education, regional) and 2022 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) alumni Melissa Pavey from South Street Primary School in Moe and Cathy Buchanan-Hagen from Hamlyn Banks Primary School in Geelong discuss all things literacy, education and mentor texts.

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Viviane Robinson and the Academy Leadership Excellence Framework

Principals in Residence, Kendra Parker and Simone Eirth are joined by Distinguished Professor Emeritus Viviane Robinson, to discuss the Academy Leadership Excellence Framework (ALEF) and how it can be used by school leaders and leadership teams to identify, develop and support educational leadership excellence across our system.

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Privacy Statement and Community Guidelines

Privacy Statement and Community Guidelines for the Teaching Excellence Program Alumni Network.

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ABC Education Story Time series

ABC Education has teamed up with our Teaching Excellence Program alumni for a new project - ABC Education Story Time.

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TEP23 Master Teachers present at Digicon 2023

2023 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teachers in Residence present a shared keynote on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the implementation of digital technologies across the curriculum.

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TEP23 Master Teachers join ABC Catalyst for ‘The Soundtrack of Australia’

2023 Teaching Excellence Program Master Teachers Anam Javed and Lorena Pellone-Gismondi collaborated with the ABC Catalyst program and ABC Education to create an immersive classroom resource that can accompany the televised series.

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Teacher tales: career journey and insights

2022 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) alumni Jay Chew (Al-Taqwa College), Ben Jones (Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College) and Kendall Aglinskas (Assumption College) dive deep into their teaching journeys.

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The power of design thinking in education

Written by Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teacher Anam Javed, this article focusses on design thinking and how teachers can promote strategic and innovative thinking in their students.  

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TEP talent receive ACEL Scholarships

2023 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teacher Chris Hudson and TEP participant Jennifer Sze have been announced as recipients of a 2023 ACEL 'New Voice in Educational Leadership Research' and 'New Voice in School Leadership' scholarships (respectively).

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Advancing the quality and status of teaching

What does it mean to advance the quality and status of the teaching profession?

In this vodcast, Professor Eric Mazur, Dr Claire Brown, and Gail Bray discuss what it will take and why now more than ever it is so critical to raise the profile of teachers.

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New program helps teachers address challenging topics in schools

Sometimes it's those 'hard-to-have' conversations or, as our resident master teacher, Anam Javed says, those 'off the table' topics, that are a challenge to address in schools.

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Should AI in the classroom be feared or praised?

We asked David Payne, a member of our Teaching Excellence Program with expertise in AI, to share his insights on AI in education and if it should be feared or praised. Here's what he said…

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Top tips for creating a high impact application

As the inaugural Master Teacher for the Arts, Teaching Excellence Program, Toby Wilkins has a depth of knowledge and insight into what it takes to successfully apply for a competitive process.

In this blog, Toby shares with you his top tips for completing a high-quality and impactful application that will resonate with others and help you put your best foot forward.

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Become a Teaching Innovation Fellowships Advisor

Play a vital role in sharing your first-hand knowledge and experience with principals and assistant principals.

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Dr Gary Stager on unlocking children’s mathematics potential

Teaching Excellence Program Master Teacher Emma Moore is joined by international thought leader, Dr Gary Stager to discuss how educators can create better mathematical experiences for students.

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Dr Judy Willis on the neuroscience of learning

International thought leader Dr Judy Willis recently visited our Shepparton and 41 St Andrews Place sites as part of the Teaching Excellence Program. With over 15 years as a practicing neurologist and another 10 years as a classroom teacher, we asked her for some insights into the neuroscience of learning and practical guidance that can influence change in the classroom and at home.

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With imagination and technology, anything is possible!

Throughout history, there have been many inventions that were embraced by some, while others were met with more scepticism. In our ever-evolving world, it is important for teachers to understand the implications of new technologies to enhance the learning experience for their students. Teaching Excellence Program Master Teacher Ange Tutty delves into imagination and the role of technology in education.

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TEP23 Artful Reflections

We asked some of our 2023 Teaching Excellence Program teachers to consider and express what it means to be a teacher. These artful reflections are an exploration of the role teachers play both in the classroom and our communities more broadly.

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Teacher tales: debunking the myths about teaching gifted students

Join TEP alumni Kimberly Silva (Mount Rowan Secondary College) and Dr Christine Lambrianidis (Suzanne Cory High School) as they tackle myths about gifted students in the classroom.

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Improving student perceptions of maths: the importance of personal connection with ACER’s Dr Sarah Buckley

Valuing maths positively impacts student learning outcomes and determines whether a student will continue to engage with maths at school and beyond. This episode is hosted by Teaching Excellence Program Master Teacher Emma Moore and features Dr Sarah Buckley from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

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Leadership excellence - Executive Class Principal experiences, challenges and positive impact

In this episode, Academy Principal in Residence Justine Smyth is joined by executive class principals Gail Hardman and Prue Pisani who currently work in Differentiated Support School Improvement (DSSI) in the Northwest Victorian Region.

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Maths anxiety - how to support secondary students with Dr Sarah Buckley (ACER)

Hosted by Head of Mathematics at Albert Park College and Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Alumni Rachael Gore, this episode will discuss a model for understanding Maths anxiety and strategies for addressing causes and symptoms. Featuring the Australian Council for Educational Research's (ACER) Senior Research Fellow Dr
Sarah Buckley, this episode and associated strategies complement techniques that are widely used in classrooms.

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